What holiday is March 3 on the lunar calendar anymore?

Today most Chinese people have long since stopped celebrating the March 3 festival, so what exactly is March 3 on the lunar calendar a holiday in China? In the popular conceptual consciousness, days with the same month and day are always less ordinary, and thus many such days have become festivals, the first day of the first month, the second day of the second month, the third day of the third month, the fifth day of the fifth month, the sixth day of the sixth month, the seventh day of the seventh month, and the ninth day of the ninth month. Most of these festivals have special names, which can also be called "heavy so-and-so", such as heavy three, heavy five, heavy seven, heavy nine. Although March 3 also has a special name, it is not enough to summarize the rich connotations and customs of this day. "As a festival of unique significance in traditional Chinese culture, March 3 has had a profound impact on the people of China. According to legend, March 3 is the birth date of the Yellow Emperor, and there is a saying that "February 2, the dragon carries the head; March 3, the birth of Xuanyuan" in China since ancient times. According to another theory, March 3 is to memorialize Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan earth to create people, reproduction of offspring, the Yu Dong area honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital) built Tai Hao mausoleum ancient temple, by the lunar calendar February 2 to March 3 for the Tai Hao mausoleum temple fair, the good men and women, the south boat north horse, are gathered in the mausoleum area, pilgrimage to worship the human ancestor. March 3 of the lunar calendar, or the day of the legendary Queen Mother opened Peach Fair. It is said that the birth date of the Queen Mother of the West is July 18, but every year on the third day of March, the heavenly realm of all the gods and goddesses will be gathered in the Yaochi, for the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday, known as the "Peach Fair". In the late Qing Dynasty, there is a poem in seven lines in the "Miscellaneous Songs of Du Men", which describes the grandeur of the temple fair in that year: "Spring is growing on the third day of the third month of March, and the Peach Palace watches the burning of incense; along the river, the wind rises slightly, and the ten-foot red dust turns to the ground." Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West was originally the protector god of a primitive tribe in the west of China. The Queen Mother of the West is the female immortal who harmonizes yin and yang, calls all the spirits, and unifies the true saints, "if hidden or visible, transporting all the spirits to the present". She has "three thousand maids, playing the music of sheng and reed, a hundred years of peaches, opening the spiritual garden of gold and blue". His divine power, so that "ten high saints embraced the same, the nine obsidian immortal real ***策行". She has two magic treasures: one is to eat the immortality elixir, and the other is to eat the peaches of immortality that can prolong life - Peach. The mythical Chang'e flew to the Moon Palace after she stole and ate the elixir of Queen Mother of the West, which her husband Hou Yi had gotten. People refer to Xiwangmu as the god of longevity. "March 3" is also known as the "March 3 Festival" in ancient times. In China's history, the Festival is a very important festival, China's traditional cultural practices "goblet (shāng) Qu Shui" is related to this festival. According to historical evidence, the origins of the festival should be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Dynasty witchcraft superstition was popular, every year in March, "on the Si" (the first half of the "Si" day) day, witches are to be held by the river for people to get rid of disasters and diseases of the ceremony, known as the "purification (fú) Purification (xì) ". Purge means to purify and cleanse; purification means to repair and cleanse the body and remove the accumulated filth. The ancients believed that the water is the most clean thing, in the water "purification", washing (zhuó) body, you can get rid of disasters and avoid (ráng) blessings, to ensure a year of peace. Because the specific date of the lunar calendar March on the sixth day is not fixed every year, in order to facilitate memory and unity, from the Han Dynasty, the first half of the lunar calendar in the sixth day will be designated as "on the sixth", the Wei Jin period, simply on the third of March is clearly fixed as on the sixth day of the festival. In our country's ancient books, on the Si Festival "Purification of Purification" custom is recorded. Customs - Rituals": "Zhou Li, the witch in charge of the year to purify the purification and bathing in the water on the water carriage clean also." After the Han Book - rituals: "is the month on the Si, the officials and the people are clean in the East Stream on the water, said washing and purifying, to go to the past dirt (chèn, disease), for the big clean." It is believed that the Analects of Confucius - advanced "" Twilight spring, spring clothes have become, the crown five or six people, children six or seven people, bathing in Yi, wind and summer dance (yú), singing and return ", said Confucius and his disciples" Purification of Purification "when the scene. The so-called "floating goblet and curving water" means that the literati sit by the flowing water in an orderly manner, and one person puts wine in the cup to make it flow downward, and when the cup stops in front of a certain person, he or she takes it and drinks it, then composes a poem, and is punished for failing to compose a poem. The goblet was prevalent in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the literati at that time to enjoy the landscape, talk about the old man, the whole day drinking pleasure, so this kind of drinking and poetry fusion of one of the "elegant" activities by their special favor. Ancient people goblet water, but also happened a good thing that will be remembered throughout the ages, which is Wang Xizhi created the famous "Lanting set of preface". Jin Mu Di Yonghe nine years (353 AD) on the third day of the third lunar month on the day of the Si, Wang Xizhi together with the world's most famous scholar Xie An, Yin Rong, Sun Chuo, Ruan Yu, Yuan highest peak (qiáo) of 42 people in the south of Jiangnan water town of Shaoxing, the shade of the mountain, the Lanting Qu waterfront, *** Xiang a famous goblet event in the history of the world. According to the "jia tai hui ji" cited "day chapter temple tablet" records, then *** got 37 poems, wang xizhi wine hearty, brilliant, immediately with cocoon paper, mouse brush for the 37 poems synthesized poetry collection of the preface, wrote the history of calligraphy in our country has a milestone significance of calligraphy classics - "lanting collection of preface". The beauty of the calligraphy of the "Lanting Preface" has reached the highest level, which can be described as iron scratching and silver hook, dragon flying and phoenix dancing, robust and robust, and exquisite characters, and is called the world's first running script. In writing, "lanting preface" throughout the 28 lines, ***324 words, encountered repeated text, are changed, exquisite. The Lanting Preface" has established Wang Xizhi in the history of Chinese calligraphy, "Sage of Calligraphy" lofty position, for the history of Chinese calligraphy has added a heavy and brilliant. March 3 is also China's "Daughter's Day". Since the Western Zhou Festival is a festival of women's color, the Han Chinese March 3, in addition to rituals, the late development of the river play, men and women will meet, willow and flower viewing and other folk activities. "The weather is new on March 3, and there are many beauties by the water in Chang'an." Du Fu's "Lilien Xing" has been recited for a long time. Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu also wrote in the words: "Qingming on the West Lake, full of prosperity. Competition Road who. Green willow Zhu wheel go tin (diàn) car. Tourists will go at sunset, wake up drunken clamor." All these show that the custom of March 3 was still prevalent during the Tang and Song dynasties. Due to the suppression of the Song and Ming philosophies, the March 3 folklore gradually declined in the Han Chinese, "Daughter's Day" gradually faded. Now, in Japan, South Korea every year on this day still held a variety of festivals. Japan to "female festival" as the name of commemorative celebration, and has long been as their country's "intangible cultural property" to be protected. Some people also regard March 3 as China's Valentine's Day. There are two Valentine's Days in China: one is March 3 on the lunar calendar; the other is July 7 on the lunar calendar. The Valentine's Day evolved on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar due to the legend of the meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden, which has long been recognized by the majority of people, and the Valentine's Day on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is also a long time coming. As evidenced by a poem by Li Bai, "The sound of whistling is so loud that Qin E's dream is broken by the moon of the Qin Lou; the moon of the Qin Lou, the color of the willow every year, and Ba Ling's sad farewell. On the Leyou Plain, during the clear autumn festival, the old Xianyang Road was closed to the sound and dust of the Ba Mountains." The color of willow here refers to the Valentine's Day on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. Through this poem, we can see how romantic the Valentine's Day in China is: a couple of lovers strolling on Ba on a sunny day in spring and bright scenery, folding willows and giving gifts to each other, whistling incessantly, what a realm! Not only that, but in China, a long, long time ago, it was customary for relatives to part with each other and for friends to part with each other by folding willows and giving them to each other, and "the willows gave gifts to each other for no reason". From this we can see, love is willow, willow is love has become a stereotype. The common people will be many lovers of the floating waves called the search for flowers and willows, that is, from this. March 3 of the lunar calendar, or an important festival of Taoism. March 3 is said to be the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Da Di. Zhenwu Da Di full name "North Zhentian Zhenwu Xuan Tian Da Di", also known as Xuan Tian God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Born in the ancient Regulus era, the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar, is a Taoist god in charge of military and war. Taoist palaces and temples all over the world will hold a grand puja on March 3, and Taoist believers will go to the palaces and temples to burn incense and pray for blessings on this day, or chant and pray at home. March 3 is also a traditional festival of many ethnic minorities in the south of China, popular among the Zhuang, Dong, Buyi, Shui, Mulao, Maonan, Miao, Yao and She (shē) ethnic groups. Among the Zhuang, this is the day when they hold a song festival, where young men and women sing to each other, touch eggs, throw embroidered balls, and talk about love. Legend has it that in the history of the Zhuang people there was a song fairy Liu Sanjie, also known as Liu Sanmei. She was so good at singing that she was defeated by the three great scholars who came to sing with her. Later, she rode a carp to the sky, leaving behind a lot of good stories in the Guangxi area. The descendants commemorated her by calling March 3 "Song Fairy Festival". The Dong ethnic group, more on this day to grab the firecrackers, bullfighting, birdfighting, singing, stepping on the hall, also known as the "Firecracker Festival". The Buyei, on this day, kill pigs to sacrifice the god of the community, the god of the mountain, eat yellow glutinous rice, between the villages, a few days do not communicate with each other. Yao ethnic March 3 for the "Ganba Festival", is a collective fishing and hunting festivals, and will catch wildlife fish distributed by household, *** enjoy the joy of harvest, and then gathered in the square, singing and dancing, celebrating the festival. The She ethnic group takes March 3 as the birthday of grain rice, and every family eats umi rice. The She people call March 3 "Song Festival" and "Wu Rice Festival". Li called March 3 "Fu Nianfu", for the wish "Shanlan" (mountain dry valley) and hunting harvest festival, but also young men and women are free to interact with the day. Other ethnic groups such as the Shui, Miao, Mulao, Maonan, etc. have their own traditional March 3 festival customs.